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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Xcede
- **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Business Intelligence Development Studio, Azure Data Factory, Apache Spark, Git, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Docker, Databricks
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815449330-data-engineer

## About the Role

Strong hands-on experience with Azure tooling, including:

 * Databricks, Data Factory, Data Lake, and Synapse (or similar data warehouse tools)
 * Azure Analysis Services or comparable BI tooling

Solid programming capability in:

 * SQL, Python, Spark, and ideally DAX
 * Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and modern DevOps practices (preferably in Azure DevOps)
 * Excellent communication skills - able to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
 * Ability to operate in a client-facing environment, contributing to multi-disciplinary teams and complex programmes
 * Ideally, experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Exposure to Kimball data modeling, data architecture, and performance optimisation
 * Experience delivering end-to-end solutions involving Azure data platform components

## Description

* Collaborate with stakeholders across development, analytics, and business teams to define and implement components of the data landscape in line with strategic data goals
 * Translate business and end-user needs into robust technical solutions, delivery plans, and architectural designs
 * Build and maintain highly automated, scalable data pipelines using modern cloud-based tools
 * Identify and resolve data quality and pipeline performance issues to ensure stability and integrity
 * Contribute to the design and deployment of data lakes, warehouses, and streaming architectures
 * Participate in mentoring and upskilling junior team members, supporting a high-performance, inclusive team culture
 * Continuously look for opportunities to improve delivery methods, introduce new technologies, and drive technical innovation across client projects
 * Document processes and contribute to internal knowledge repositories and best practice libraries


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